Hydrocarbon-light



-A. G. KAUFMAN. HYDROCARBON LIGHT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25.1919.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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HYDROQARBON-LIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Application filed July 25, 1919. Serial No. 313,345.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH G. KAUF- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and use ful Hydrocarbon-Light, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hydrocarbon lights in which a hydrocarbon fluid is vaporized, mixed with air, and burned in connection with a mantle and the object of the invention is to provide a new and improved construction in which the air that is mixed with the vaporized hydrocarbon is taken from below the point of burning so that vitiated air will not enter the burner head, and in this construction provide the burner head with a guide for the vaporizer,

or generator tube that the same may be inserted in the said head without breaking the mantles; a further object is to provide a burner head of this kind with a closed port so access can be had to the generator nozzle for the purpose of needling without having to remove the generator thereby providing for the proper mixture of air while the light is in use; and a still further object of invention is to provide a light of this kind in which a bracket is provided for holding a shade support, or holder.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is an elevation of a portion of a hydrocarbon light constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2, is a view, taken at right angles to Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view of a portion of the light shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawing like numerals of reference refer to the same parts in each of the views.

In practice I provide a burner head 1, having a mixing chamber 5, and two burner tubes 6 and 7, with burners 8 and 9, where by two mantles may be used, as will be understood.

The burner head isvprovided with an arm 10, with which the air-intake tube 11 is connected; and the air-intake tube 11 is detachably connected with the bracket 12, connected with the burner valve 13 so that the entire superstructure can be removed in shipping, if desired.

The burner head is provided with an opening 14; adapted to receive the end of the vaporizer, or generator15, which is provided with the usual nozzle for discharging the generated. gas into the burner head 4, as will be understood; and the generator may carry a preheating cup 16, which, if fixed on the generator, can be used as a tool in removing the generator, as will be understood.

The burner head 4; is provided with a channel 17, leading to the opening 1% in such a manner, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, that the generator, or vaporizing tube traveling along the same will not interfere with, or break either of 'the mantles. Thus, the channel 17 acts as a guide for the vaporizing, or generator tube that the same can be inserted in the opening 14 without breaking the mantles. This is a very important feature since it is desirable to provide means to take unvitiated air into the mixing chamber; and where such a construction is used it is difficult to insert the. generator without breaking one of the mantles. It is also difiicult to provide means to prevent this; but I accomplish it successfully by channeling the bottom of the burner head, as shown and described. It will be seen, therefore, that the providing of the guide to this kind of a burner head is very important.

It is often desirable to needle the nozzle of the generator without removing the gen erator. At the same time the admission of air to the burner head requires very careful regulation so that if a port is provided for the purpose of getting access to the nozzle of the generator it should be so located that it can be easil closed when the light in use, and to provi e means to effect the perfect closing of this port.

As a burner head constructed in this way has only one arm, the opposite side of the head can have a port 18, closed with a pivoted door 19, so adjusted that a complete closure is made of the port when the light is in use. Thus, the only air admitted to the burner head must come through the tube 11, while the port 18 provides ready means for needling the nozzle of the generator with out removing the generator from its position when it is desired to do so.

I may also provide a bracket, or means for holding a shade holder. This can easily be done by providing a post, or standard 20, which can be easily mounted on the arm 10 of the burner head; or a support for the shade holder can easily be secured to this arm in any desired manner.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a construction for a hydrocarbon light that Will greatly improve the operation of the same, and that is cheap to manufacture.

I claim:

1. In a hydrocarbon light, a burner head having a portion adapted to receive the end of a vaporizer With a guide leading to the vaporizer entrance, and having a portion adapted to receive one end of an air-intake tube.

2. In a hydrocarbon light, a burner head having a portion adapted to receive the end of the vaporizer, and a guide leading to the vaporizer entrance, said head having an extension from said entrance adapted to receive one end of an air-intake tube, and having a port adapted to permit access to the nozzle of the vaporizer, and means to close said port.

3. I11 a hydrocarbon light, a burner head having a portion adapted to receive the end of the vaporizer, and a guide leading to the vaporizer entrance, said head having an extension from said entrance adapted to receive one end of an air-intake tube, and

having a port adapted to permit access to the nozzle of the vaporizer, and a pivoted door adapted to close said port in an airtight manner.

4. In a hydrocarbon light, a burner head having an opening adapted to receive one end of the vaporizer with a channel forming a guide leading to said entrance, and having an arm projecting outwardly from said opening for the vaporizer, an air-in take tube connected With said arm Whereby air is admitted to the burner head, and a port in said burner head opposite said arm through Which access may be had to the vaporizer nozzle, and a pivoted door adapted to close said port in an air-tight manner.

5. In a hydrocarbon light, a burner head having an opening for the vaporizer nozzle, a guide leading to said opening, an arm adapted to be connected With an air-intake tube, a port for admission to the said nozzle When in position Within said head, means to close said port in an air-tight manner, and a standard connectedwith said head adapted to support a shade holder.

Dated this 24th day of July, 1919.

ADOLPH G. KAUFMAN. 

